Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #946FY0001 Passage Way Aftercare Project
Requester:		Randy Croy			Organization:		Serenity House of Volusia
Project Title:		Passage Way Aftercare Project			Date Submitted:		2/12/01 5:03:30 PM
Sponsors:		James King
Statewide Interest:		Improved prevention & treatment svcs for substance abuse & mental health client
Recipient:		Serenity House of Volusia			Contact:		Randy Croy
		308 S. Martin Luther King Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(904) 258-5050 16
		Daytona Beach 32114
Counties:		Volusia
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Serenity House proposes to implement a pilot project which incorporates recommendations of the Office of Drug Control Policy, the Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association, and the Department of Children and Families Substance Abuse Program Office. The project, "Passage Way Aftercare Project," provides a series of residential, case management, and counseling services which will insure that high risk substance abusers have successful outcomes after completing treatment. Specifically, the program will serve 96 substance abusers who have completed intensive residential or outpatient treatment and require transitional assistance to maintain the progress achieved during treatment. The essential service components which will ensure maintenance of treatment gains include sober housing, aftercare counseling, relapse prevention/intervention, employment assistance, and urinalysis monitoring. Two transitional living facilities, monitored and supervised by program staff, allow clients to stabilize in the community and translate the skills learned in treatment to the natural environment. Staff will be assigned to each facility to ensure that clients are employed, accountable for their family and personal responsibilities, and remain drug free. There will be immediate intervention for clients experiencing a relapse event. Support for psychiatric, medical, dental, and transportation services will be available through a "voucher" program for clients with special needs. A research component is included in the program design to analyze and report pre-treatment and post-treatment costs and client outcomes.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Projected pre-treatment vs. post-treatment outcomes for the first year of operation include: Increase days employed by 50%; increase client income by 70%; decrease arrest rates by 50%; decrease use of illicit drugs by 50%; decrease emergency room admissions by 50%; decrease reliance upon public assistance by 75%.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$194,492
Total cost of the project:			$259,323
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$56,831		Total In-Kind Amount:		$8,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$194,492
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Volusia&Flagler statistics re local treatment need;Office of Drug Control 1999 Rpt
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Volusia Co. Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/16/01